HPC Specialist

Job Title: Resident HPC Hardware Technician Specialist (Denver, CO / Oklahoma City, OK)

Number of Roles: 1

Location: Denver, CO or Oklahoma City, OK

Onsite/Remote: Onsite, 5 days per week

Duration: 12 Months with potential contract to hire opportunity

Targeted Start Date: ASAP

Position Overview/Role Summary:

About WWT: World Wide Technology (WWT) is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and digital revolution. WWT combines strategy, execution, and partnership to deliver innovative solutions for the world s largest organizations.

World Wide Technology is looking for a Resident HPC Hardware Technician Specialist. This role is part of WWT s Strategic Resourcing services and is a contract role. The selected candidate will support a WWT customer and be employed by one of WWT s preferred partners. The partner will provide full compensation and benefit information prior to employment.

In this role, you will support the client supercomputer. Reporting 5 days on-site, working both with the end customer and remote client teams, you'll be part of a site team maintaining the systems availability and uptime, to assure customer's SLA is met. This position will include daily Break fix work, with extensive troubleshooting and part replacement work across the system. Working at the direction of customer, you will respond directly to customer requests and assignments, provide them technical and operational support along with guidance as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain Linux Supercomputer systems availability to the customer.
• Preform hardware diagnostics and repairs as required.
• Gather data, perform analysis, and escalate problems to higher-level product support groups and appropriate management when necessary to ensure timely resolution of system or customer issues.
• Understands a broad spectrum of company technology in order to provide part or all of a detailed technical design which meets customer requirements.
• Works with and under the direction of the Project/Technical Manager and with customer nominated representatives.
• Provides advice on solution and integration opportunities to defined segments.
• Communicates across client community and is viewed as adding value.
• Demonstrates execution of the company strategy.
• Contributes to knowledge tools and communities and ensures project learnings are documented and shared.
• Role models knowledge sharing and re-use within practice or profession.

Education and Experience Required:

• 5+ years of Linux HPC-related experience, ideally with large-scale HPC system administration and hardware support
• Strong experience with current versions of Linux/Unix operating systems, file systems, networking and security (Redhat/CentOS or its equivalent)
• Bachelor of Arts/Science or equivalent degree in computer science or related area of study; without a degree, three additional years of relevant professional experience (8+ years in total).

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Working knowledge and/or experience with Linux operating systems (RHEL or SLES) is preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, customer relations and problem management skills, with the ability to stay calm and professional under pressure while working to strict deadlines.
• Able to clearly document processes and procedures.
• If not in Denver, CO - there will be occasional travel for training and hardware repairs in Denver that will be required.
• Able to demonstrate the professionalism of the job family.
• Ability to work in a multi- technology environment with the ability to diagnose complex technical problems to their root cause.
• Has mastered at least one technical discipline with strong knowledge in at least three major technology areas.
• Possesses advanced level of technical, or functional knowledge.
• Has ability to perform/drive resolution of problems on combinations and interactions of products.
• Demonstrates the use of consulting skills including: questioning, listening, ideas development, permission and rapport, and influencing.
• Ability to conduct/lead oral stattechnical interchange meetings with clients on small to medium sized engagements.
• Ability to work with a team to provide reports/documentation for delivery.

Tools & Technologies:

• Linux Operating Systems
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
• High Performance Computing (HPC) Platforms
• Server Hardware and Components
• Enterprise Networking Technologies
• Storage Systems
• System Monitoring and Diagnostic Tools
• Technical Documentation Platforms